---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks."
description: "Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "S 974"
citation: "New Jersey S 974 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Giblin, Thomas P.", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Lampitt, Pamela R.", "Mosquera, Gabriela M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a10489aa-f186-428a-989b-fd8fc520c131"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "f6c31a7096c3d0b975c24c51c584b50b42c8d6cf95529d524d07693f4e409ca9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 974 (217) — Provides for registration and accreditation of human milk banks.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/974_I1.HTM)
2. **Introduced Version Corrected Copy** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/974_I2.HTM)
3. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/S1000/974_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Giblin, Thomas P. — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Lampitt, Pamela R. — primary (person)
- Mosquera, Gabriela M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (25-0) (Weinberg) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1442 (ACS)
- **2017-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.247. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a10489aa-f186-428a-989b-fd8fc520c131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).